独活の木

Japanese

Kanji in this term
独 活 木
うど き
Grade: 1
Grade: 5 Grade: 2
jukujikun kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
獨活の木 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 独活(うど) (udo, “Japanese spikenard”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 木(き) (ki, “tree”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) うどのき [úꜜdònòkì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟do̞no̞kʲi]

Noun

独活(うど)の木(き) or 独活(ウド)の木(キ) • (udonoki) 

  1. birdlime tree, Pisonia umbellifera
    Synonym: 大草木瓜 (ōkusaboke)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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